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Feb 2021
25m 55s

Hasty Treat - New Level Up Tutorials Sit...

Wes Bos & Scott Tolinski - Full Stack Javascript Web Developers
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In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about the new Level Up Tutorials website — some of the new tech powering the site, behind-the-scenes decisions, previous iterations, and more! Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at freshbooks.com/syntax and put SYNTAX in the “How did you hear about us?” section. Sentry - Sponsor If you want ... Show More
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